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Monday – National Purple Heart Day
August 7 is called variously National Purple Heart Day, Purple Heart Appreciation Day, and Purple Heart Recognition Day. As you probably already know, the Purple Heart’s lineage dates to the Revolutionary War. The Purple Heart was first created on August 7, 1782 by the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, General George Washington. Then known as […]
Zinnerman – The Hits Just Keep Right on Comin’
We wrote about Zinnerman here, and he has since been removed from his post at the Montford Point Marines Association. Now, they’ve discovered that a top official vouched for Zinnerman saying Zinnerman distinguished himself in combat in Iraq – but later it was determined Zinnerman was never there. The official – Lt General Walter Gaskin […]
Joe decides to be Commander in Chief again, overriding service chiefs
Have you noticed ol’ Joe wanting to personally run the military lately? Seemed to start a few weeks ago – Biden issued an executive order activating 3,000 Reserve troops for possible deployment to Europe in support of ‘Atlantic Resolve’ supporting Burisma Ukraine. Interesting that with 100,000 folks already there n Europe, we seem to already […]
Senators pushing $1.1 billion of military aid for Taiwan
The proposed aid for Taiwan would be conducted similar to that provided to Ukraine. The $1.1 billion military aid would support the presidential drawdown authority, thus facilitating a transfer of weapons. Senators also want to provide funding to support Pentagon requests, to include funding for critical munitions categories. From Military Times: WASHINGTON ? Republicans in […]
Joe and Hunter’s protests wear thin
Next up in the ever-fascinating (in the morbid sense of “what will these folks be stupid enough to do NEXT?” sense) saga of Joe and Hunter-boi, Business Insider reports on the identities of some of the recipients of Hunter’s “artwork”. On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden pledged that there would be an “absolute wall” […]
Kerry in the News
Seems erstwhile medal-pitching, former Presidential candidate and Save the Planet czar John Kerry has been sparring with the Congress Thursday in his usual open, aboveboard, transparent manner. “I just don’t agree with your facts, which began with the presentation of one of the most outrageously persistent lies that I hear, which is this private […]
Sex and the Military Friday
Happy Bastille Day! And, as an ode to les Francais, what could be more French than illicit sex? First off, the government had to pay a now-retired Army Colonel, Kathryn Spletstoser, almost $1,000,000 in compensation for the unwanted attentions of the AF general who became the Deputy Air Force Chief of Staff. The settlement with […]
State-sponsored theft in Supreme Court
Although its history dates much further back, civil asset forfeiture (CAF, ‘cuz I am too lazy to keep writing it out) has really been in popular use since the ’70s. Basically, it assumes an object can be criminal in certain cases. We tend to think of objects as more or less innocent or agnostic, right? […]
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